Contributed by Grant Wyzo, Posted by

"Just this afternoon/morning, a protester in genoa for the G-8 Summit being held there, was shot twice, and yes, backed over by a jeep. Personally, Tony Blair's reprimand of the violent protesters in response strikes me as callous. Decide for yourself." Does anyone else feel like the entire planet is turning into a police state? Between the DCMA, the Hague Convention, and a myriad of other laws favouring corporations over citizens, and order over freedom, I'm scared to think how close we are to the world of Terry Gilliam's Brazil. (Also, click below for links provided by the submitter, to mainstream media articles)

This is a link to the article from yahoo, an article on it by the BBC, and the picture of the protester.

Yahoo(Reuters)-
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010720/ts/group_leadall_dc_15.html

BBC-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1448000/1448751.stm

Picture(graphic, may not want to look at it)-
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/nm/20010720/ts/mdf26681.html